In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display cases, and fled with jewels of "inestimable value," France's interior minister said. read more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing questions from lawmakers over the shooting of a U.S. citizen by Border Patrol agents in Chicago ... read more
A national security reporter at the right-wing Epoch Times newspaper has resigned after the publication signed on to rules restricting news gathering within the Pentagon. The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, submitted his resignation in writing on Friday. read more
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is projected to reduce the U.S. workforce by 6.8 million people by 2028 and by 15.7 million by 2035, per a study first shared with Axios. read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday doubled down on his criticisms of millions of protesters who joined Saturday's "No Kings" rallies across the nation, decrying the widely peaceful demonstrations as evidence of "a rise of Marxism in the Democratic Party." read more
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a social media post, Petro accused the US of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a Colombian fisherman.
On Wednesday, Isabella Orduna was catching some waves at Steamer Lane, a popular surf spot off Santa Cruz, Calif., when she felt a small nip on her foot. Startled, Orduna, a 21-year-old college student, rolled into the water. The moment she surfaced, she saw a "big, fuzzy, chunky bear of an otter" sitting on her board, she said. "I was like, wow, what do I do now?"
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed through Santa Ana, California, in June, panicked calls flooded into the city's emergency response system. Recordings of those calls, obtained by ProPublica, captured some of the terror residents felt as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars. In some cases, the men wore plain clothes and refused to identify themselves. There was no way to confirm whether they were immigration agents or imposters. In six of the calls to Santa Ana police, residents described what they were seeing as kidnappings. "He's bleeding," one caller said about a person he saw yanked from a car wash lot and beaten. "They dumped him into a white van. It doesn't say ICE." read more
Newly released body camera footage shows a Florida man claiming to be a federal immigration enforcement official racially profiling a police officer who pulled him over on the highway for drunk driving. The footage, which was published on Thursday by YouTube account "The CrimePiece" ... read more
It was the latest swing in Trump's position on the war that often shifts following contact with Putin, who has shown skill in persuading the U.S. president. read more
wo men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said. read more
Vermont State Sen. Samuel Douglass -- the only public official who participated in a Young Republicans group chat that scandalized the party -- resigned Friday night under what Politico termed "intense pressure." read more
The Trump administration is planning to furlough the vast majority of the civilian staff at a key agency that helps manage the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. read more
Earlier this week, a bombshell analysis by Consumer Reports found that popular meal replacement drinks " a long-time favorite of tech bros " contain more lead in a single serving than a healthy adult should eat in a day. read more
The Student Press Law Center is alarmed by reports by the Indiana Daily Student that administrators issued orders to interfere with content decisions and fired their long-time adviser. read more
House Democrats report: "It has come to our attention that, in the midst of a government shutdown, the USCG procured two new G700 luxury jets to support travel for you and the Deputy Secretary, at a cost to the taxpayer of $200 million. Based on the Department's public statement that you personally sign off on all DHS contracts that exceed $100,000 in value, and prior solicitations indicating that you are a primary user of these aircraft, we assume that you are involved in the approval of this contract. Indeed, from choosing to live rent-free in the Commandant's quarters, to defending Mr. Lewandowski's refusal to provide basic information about his special government employee status, to your frequent appearances at ongoing operations which require a diversion of resources to focus on your security, it appears you are routinely prioritizing yourself and those closest to you over the needs of the USCG servicemembers who protect this nation." read more
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